The Chicken (eBook)

A Natural History

Joseph Barber (Autor)

eBook Download: PDF

2018
Princeton University Press (Verlag)
978-0-691-18456-2 (ISBN)

Infos

A comprehensive, richly illustrated celebration of the natural history of the chickenInherently social creatures, chickens are enjoying a renaissance as prized members of many households and small farms. From feathers and flock formation to imprinting and incubating, The Chicken provides a comprehensive, richly illustrated guide to understanding how chickens live, think, and act both alongside people and independently.Starting with the evolution of chickens nearly 10,000 years ago and their adaptations to life with humans, The Chicken also analyzes the anatomy and behavior of modern domesticated chickens and provides practical tips for helping these amazing birds thrive. Featuring a stunning gallery of breeds with detailed profiles, the book also includes a directory of the most striking examples of chickens that have elevated this species from backyard egg producers to prize-winning poultry.Provides an accessible, comprehensive, and richly illustrated look at the chickenFeatures a finely illustrated directory of forty popular breeds and their characteristics and care requirementsCovers the anatomy, physiology, and behavior of chickensOffers insights into the intelligence and distinctive thought processes of chickensIncludes “theory into practice” panels to help chicken keepers better understand their birds

Autor

Joseph Barber is an associate director at the University of Pennsylvania, an adjunct assistant professor at Hunter College of the City University of New York, and coeditor of the Journal of Applied Animal Welfare Science.

Produkt-Details

• Erscheint lt. Verlag: 24.7.2018
• Verlagsort: Princeton
• Sprache: englisch
• Themenwelt: Sachbuch/Ratgeber ► Natur / Technik
• Schlagworte: Aggression • anatomy • animal husbandry • Australian brushturkey • Australorp • avian influenza • Barbu d'Anvers • beak • Biology • bird • Broiler • Broodiness • Brood patch • By Nature • Calcium deficiency (plant disorder) • captive breeding • Chicken • Chicken as food • chicken coop • Competition • copulation • courtship • domestication • dominance hierarchy • Double cone (biology) • dust bathing • eating • Egg • Egg as food • egg incubation • eggshell • Egg tooth • Embryo • Feather • feather mite • female • Feral chicken • Flight feather • foraging • fowl • Galliformes • gamekeeper • gizzard • Handicap principle • hatchling • high-protein diet • honeycomb structure • Hormone • Imprinting (psychology) • Instinctive drift • Junglefowl • laying • learning • live food • louse • Mammal • manure • Marans • mate choice • Megapode • Mite • Mobbing (animal behavior) • moulting • Naked Neck • nest box • Newcastle disease • Omnivore • Ornithology • Ovary • Parental investment • Paternal care • pathogen • Peafowl • Pesticide • plumage • Poultry • Poultry Club of Great Britain • poultry farming • Poultry show • predation • proventriculus • rapid eye movement sleep • Red junglefowl • Reproductive success • Respiratory System • rhode island red • Rhode Island White • selective breeding • Sexual Dimorphism • silkie • Sperm • Sternum • Termite • Thermoregulation • Trachea • Uropygial gland • Vitamin • wild turkey • yolk • zebra finch
• ISBN-10: 0-691-18456-9 / 0691184569
• ISBN-13: 978-0-691-18456-2 / 9780691184562